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TATES PA'rEN SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,227,dated February 13, 1900.

Application tied May 24, 1898.

j To a/ZZ whom t may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JAMES JOSEPH KEN- NEDY, a resident of Hanover, inthe county of .Io Daviess, and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Harvesters; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apl tus forthe purpose stated, which, in View of the various operations upon thecorn whichV it is adapted to perform,'shall be comparatively simple inconstruction, and which shall be eifectual in all respects in theperformance of its functions.

lVith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimprovedharvester. Fig. 2 is a similar View taken from the opposite side of themachine. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view.Fig. 5 illustrates details of the binder and knotter appliances. Fig. (iis a perspective view showing the cord-knotter. Fig. 7 is a sideelevation showing the knotter. Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 show details ofthe shock-discharging devices. Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating thefeeders. Fig. 12a is a detail view of devices for raising and loweringthe machine. Fig. 13 is a detail view of cutter. Fig. 14E is a detailview of raising devices for binder-frame. Fig; 15 is a detail Viewshowing cross-sections of the telescoping shafts 103 104 and 125 127.Fig. 16 is a sectional View through the cutting mechanism.

A represents the bottom horizontal frame of the apparatus, in one sideof which the traction-wheel 1 is mounted and at the other side of whichthe grain-wheel 2 islccatechthe Serial No. 681,552. (No model.)

apparatus being normally maintained in a horizont-al or approximatelyhorizontal position by means of a caster-wheel 3, disposed at the rearpart of the machine, in a manner hereinafter explained. The hub of thetraction-wheel is mounted to revolve on a shaft 4, provided at itsrespective ends with pinions 5 6, adapted to move Within yokes 7 8,secured to the frame A, and mesh with rackteeth 9 on one vertical memberof each yoke. An operating-lever 10 is mounted loosely at its lower endon the shafta and provided with a locking-bar 11 to engage a toothedwheel 12, secured to the shaft 4t. From this construction it will beseen that by operating the lever 10 the shaft 4 will be turned andmotion transmitted through the pinions 5 6 to the yokes 7 8 to adjustone side of the apparatus vertically and retained at any desiredadjustment by means of a dog 12a to engage the pinion 5, said dog havinga rod 13 passing through the yoke 7, by means of which to manipulatesaid dog.

The grain-wheel 2 is mounted loosely on a stud 14, projecting from aplate 15, the latter being adapted to slide in guides 16, secured to thebase-frame A. A toothed segment 17 is secured to the base-frame, and tosaid segment an operating-lever 18 is pivotally attached and providedwith a locking-bar 19 to engage said toothed segment. The lever 18 isprovided with a toothed segment 20, adapted to mesh with rack-teeth 21on one vertical edge of the plate or slide 15, so that when the lever 18is operated the bearing of the grainwheel 2 will be raised or loweredand the side of the apparatus to which said wheel is attached adjustedvertically. Thus it will be seen that by operating the levers 10 and 18the machine can be readily adjusted for the slope and condition of theground over which it is operated.

The base-frame A is provided with a platform or table 22, over which thebinding mechanism is disposed, for which purpose a series of standards23 is mounted on said platform, the upper ends of said standards beingbent inwardly and connected together by means of a coupling 24. Thevertical frame thus formed is bracedby means of a series of trussrods25, secured to the upper end thereof by means of couplings 26 andsecured at'their IOO lower ends to the horizontal base-frame by meansof'clamps 26a. The frame of the binder consists of a series of tubularrods 27, adapted to slide vertically on the standards 23, and thuspermit the binder to be adj usted vertically according` to the height ofthe corn being harvested. The tubular rods 27 of the binderframe areconnected together by means of suitable cross-bars, and it is providedwith a suitable top or cover 28;"- For the purpose of raising thebinder-frame a cable 29 is secured at one end to the upper cross-bar ofsaid binder-frame and from such connection passes upwardly over a pulley3l, mounted on an arm projecting from the vertical frame, then over apulley 82, mounted on a pintle projecting from one of the couplings 26,said cable being then extended downwardly and wound on a drum 33,mounted on a frame 34, secured to the base-frame A. The drum 33 isprovided at one end with a pinion 35, adapted to receive motion from apinion 36, secured to a shaft 37, also mounted on the frame 34. Ahand-wheel 38 is secured to the shaft 37 by means of which, from hisposition on the seat C, the driver can wind the cable on the drum 33,and thus raise the binder to accommodate the corn entering it.

A bent lever 38:L is pivoted to the frame 34 and provided at the end ofits upper horizontal arm with a dog 39 to engage a toothed wheel 40 onthe journal of the drum, whereby to normally lock the latter. Thedepending arm of lever 38 is provided with an arm 41, whereby to permitthe operator to manipulate said lever by means of his foot to releasethe drum andpermit the binder to descend.

Several pairs of feeders 42 are disposed on the forward portion of theframe A and arranged one pair above another, and the feeders of eachpair are disposed side by side and spaced apart, so as to carry thecornstalks to thebinder. Thepairsoffeedersaresupported .suitabledistances apart by means of uprights 43, secured to the base-frame A,and are braced by means of truss-rods 43, also secured to saidbase-frame, one of said trussrods being also secured to the guides 16 ofplate or slide l5, so as to assist in supporting said guides. Eachfeeder 42 comprises two parallel members 44, spaced a suitable distanceapart to accommodate feeder-chains 45 and sprocket-wheels 46 betweenthem, said sprocketwheels being secured to upright shafts 47, passingtransversely through the members of the vario us feeders. Eachfeederchain comprises flat beveled links a and connecting-links b, theshoulders ct' of the fiat links acting as teeth to engage the stalks andforce them onward. The shafts 47 at the inner or rear ends of thefeeders are provided at their lower ends with bevel-pinions 48, whichreceive motion from bevel-pinions 49 on a shaft 50, mounted transverselyon the base-frame A. The shaft 50 is provided at one end with abevel-pinion 50, which meshes with and receives motion from a largerbevelpinion 52, secured to a line-shaft 53, mounted on the base-frame A.The line-shaft 53 is also provided with a pinion 54, meshing with apinion 54a,secured to a shaft 55. A sprocketwheel 56 is loosely mountedon the shaft 55 and adapted to receive motion by means of asprocketchain 57 from a larger sprocketwheel 58, secured to thetraction-wheel. A clutch 59 is provided whereby to lock thesprocket-wheel 56 to the shaft 55, and thus cause motion to betransmitted through the gearing above described tothe feeders when themachine is in motion. For the purpose of actuating the clutch 59, whichcontrols the operation of the line-shaft and gearing connectedtherewith, a bifurcated lever 60 is pivoted between its ends to across-bar of the base-frame and adapted to engage the sleeve of theclutch in the usual manner. A sliding bar 6l is pivotally attached tothe rear end of clutch-lever 60, and with said sliding bar anoperating-lever 62 is connected and adapted to be locked by means of alatch-engaging segment 63, said operating-leverbeinglocated in proximityto the drivers seat.

Flaring guard-fingers 64 are pivotally attached to the forward end ofthe frame A and adapted to direct cornstalks to the beveled mouths ofthe feeders, and the feeders of the central pair are provided at theirforward ends with loops 65, whereby to movably support the upper ends ofgrain-boards 66. The lower ends of the grain-boards are provided withsocket-.pieces 67, adapted to receive balls 68 at the free ends of theguards 64, and thus said grain-boards are connected with theguard-fingers by means of ball-and-socket joints. Each guard-finger isprovided at its inner or pivoted end with a crank-arm 69, to which rodsor pitmen 70 are attached. The rear ends of these rods or pitmen areattached to crank-arms 71 on a transverse shaft 72, mounted in suitablebearings secured to frame A. To one end of shaft 72 an operating-lever73 is secured, a toothed segment 74 and a latch-bar being provided forlocking said lever. From this construction it will be seen that byoperating the lever 73 the guard-fingers, and with them thegrain-boards, can be readily raised and lowered and adjusted at a properelevation.

A trough 75 is disposed under the feeders to receive the butt-ends ofthe stalks and support the same while they are being conveyed by thefeeders (after having been cut) to the platform 22 of the binder, saidtrough being adapted at its rear end to project somewhat over the edgeof said platform, so as to properly deposit the stalks thereonto. Theforward end of the trough is preferably cut V- shaped, and below saidtrough parallel bars 76 are secured to the base-frame A. Between theforward ends of the bars 76 a plate 77 is secured, so as to beimmediately under the V-shaped forward end of the trough and provided atits forward edge with a flange 78, which serves to protect a pinion 79,mounted IOO' TIO

. preventing the collection of dust and dirt on Y on said plate 77.I Arotary cutter S0 is secured to the pinion 79 and is adapted to revolveunder the V-shaped forward end of the trough. A plate 81 is disposedbetween the cutter and the pinion, whereby to assist in the pinion 79and the gearing from which it receives motion. The plate 81 also servesto lsupport a plate or blade 82, between which and said plate 81 thecutter is adapted to operate. The rear ends of the plate S1 and blade 82are preferably turned down and the forward end of the blade ispreferably provided with a depending linger S3, which serves to preventany possibility 4of any material being carried past the blade. Theforward portion of the blade is provided with a beveled knife-edge 84,which cooperates with the teeth of the cutter to produce a shearingaction when the stalks are being cut.

Motion is transmitted to the pinion 79 of the cutter S0 by means of agear-wheel 85, secured to a short vertical shaft S6. The shaft 86 isalso provided with a pinion 87, which receives motion from a pinion 88on a horizontal shaft 89. The other end of the shaft S9 is provided witha pinion 90, which receives motion .from a gear-wheel 91 on thelineshaft 53. l

From the above it will be readily seen that as the machine moves forwardthe row of stalks will be cut near the ground and that they will then becarried rearwardly by the feeders and deposited on the platform 22. Asthe stalks reach the platform they will be met by two sets of packers 9293, (one set for the butts and the other for the upper portions iof thestalks,) by means of which they will be forced forwardly and accumulateon the platform to form a bundle.

Rails or bars 94 are secured to the stationary framework of the feedersand form one side of the lower portion of the bundle-hold er and acurved fender 95 forms'the other side thereof,said fender beingsupported by means of a bent rod 96, secured to the framework of thefeeders and to the platform. The binder and knotter appliances areprotected from conflict with the heads of the stalks by means of fenders97 98, supported by the vertically-movable frame of the binder, thefender 97 being secured to said movable frame by means of arms 99,secured at one end to the fender and adapted at their other ends toengage the tubular rods of the binder-frame. The fenders 97 and 9S areprovided with elongated slotsto accommodate the packers and needle ofthe binder appliances, which have their pivotal connections behind saidfenders.

The lower 4packers 92 are connected with a crank-shaft100, mounted onthe platform 22 and in a suitable bearing in a cross-bar 101, secured tostandards of the main upright frame, and the rear arms of said packersare connected, by means of pivoted rods or bars 102, with the bent rod96 of fender 95. The

crank-shaft 100 is provided with an angular tubular upward extension 103for the reception of an angular shaft 104, adapted to telescopethereinto. The angular shaft 104is secured to a crank-shaft 105, mountedin crossbars 106 and 107, secured to the binder-frame, and to the cranksof said shaft the upper packers 93 (which operate on the upper portionsof the stalks) are connected. To the rear arms of said upper packersrods or bars 108 are pivotally connected, the other end ofl said rods orbars being loosely connected to a vertical shaft 109, mounted in thebinderframe. The lower end of the lower crankshaft 100 is provided withapinion 110, which receives motion from a pinion secured to one end of ashort diagonal shaft 111, mounted on the platform 22. The other end ofthe shaft 111 is provided witha pinion 112,which receives motion from abevel gear-wheel 113, secured to the line-shaft 53, and thus motion istransmitted to the two sets of packers.

The upper end of the crank-shaft 105 is provided with a fixed cross-bar114, having heads or shoulders 115 at its respective ends. Immediatelybelow the cross-bar 114 a pinion 116 is loosely mounted on the shaft105, and to this pinionadog117 ispivotally connected. The dog 117 isprovided with a tooth or stop to engage the extended hub of the pinion,against which it is pressed by a spring 118, whereby to maintain the dognormally in the path of the heads or shoulders or the crossbar 114, andthus cause the pinion 116 to rotate with the shaft 105. The dog 117 isalso provided with a toe 119, adapted to engage a trip-lever 120 (undercertain conditions hereinafter explained) and release the pinion 116from the shaft 105. The trip-lever 120 is pivotally connected betweenits ends to the cross-bar 107 of the binder-frame, and its rear arm isconnected with an eccentric 121 on the shaft 109. The pinionV 11G meshesIOO IlO

with and transmits motion to a pinion 122,

secured to thelower end of a shaft 123, mounted in the binder-frame. Theupper end of the shaft 123 projects above the top of the binder-frame,where it is provided with a small sprocket-wheel 124. At the oppositeside of the binder-frame a shaft 125 is adapted to pass freely 'throughone of the tubular members thereof. This shaft carries the knottingmechanism (hereinafter described in detail) and an ejector-arm 126. Theshaft 125 is made angular in cross-section and is adapted to telescopeinto a tubular shaft 127 (made angularin cross-section) mounted ontheplatform 22 and carrying ejector-arms 128. The upper end of the shaft125 is provided witha comparatively large sprocket-wheel1292 over IZOwhich a sprocket-chain 130 passes, whereby to transmit motion theretofrom the small sprocketwheel12i1. Thelargesprocket-wheel is made with acam 130x, in wh'ichab'ar131 on one arm of a Y-shaped lever 132 isadapted to operate. The lever 132 is pivotally connected to the top ofthe binder-frame, and

to the outer arm 133 of this lever a yieldable pitman 134 is attached.The other end of the yieldable pitman is attached to a crank-arm 135 atthe upper end of the shaft 109, and the latter is provided withtrip-arms 136, which normally lie across the outlet of the bundleholderand against which the corn presses to turn the shaft 109 and operate thetrip-lever 120,hereinbefore referred to. Such mov ement of the shaft 109independently of the Y- shaped lever and the cam of sprocket-Wheel 129,with which it is connected, is permitted by the yieldable pitman 134,the purpose of the cam and its connections with the shaft 109 being topositively move said shaft and the trip-lever and trip-arms connectedtherewith when the bundle is ready to be discharged.

A pitman 137 is attached at one end of the large sprocket-wheel 129, andat the other end said pitman is provided with an elongated slot 138, inwhich a stud 139 is adjustably secured. The stud is adapted to operatefreely in an elongated slot 140 in a crank-arm 141, secured to avertical shaft 142. To the lower end of this shaft the needle 143 of thebinder is secured. A cord-box 144 is attached to the binder-frame andprovided in its top with a hole for the passage of the binding-cord. Thecord also passes through an eye 144 on the cord-box and under atension-spring 145, also attached to the box and pressing on the cord asit passes through said eye. The cord then passes through another eye146, projecting from the lower portion of the box, and said cord is thenthreaded through the needle and properly connected to the knotter. Theelongated slot in the fender 98, through which the needle and the cordpass, is preferably curved at one end, as at 98a, to permit the cord tobe properly connected with the knotter and cord-holder, and in order toprevent any possibility of the cord being severed by the fender (whichis preferably of sheet metal) a blunt or curved ear 98b is secured tothe fender at the curved end 98 of the elongated slot therein.

In constructing the knotting and tying mechanism an L-shaped arm 147 is.adjustably secured to the binder-framework, (preferably to the fender98,) and the horizontal member of said arm is provided with a perforatedboss 148, which is mounted loosely on a round portion of the shaft 125.Two rigid arms 149 150 project from the boss 148, one for the knotter cand the other for the cordholder d. The arm 149 is provided at its freeend with a perforated boss 151, in which the shank 152, depending fromthe bill 153 of the knotter, is mounted. A cam 154 is disposed on theboss 151 and serves to open. the pivoted bill 155 of the knotter, saidpivoted bill being prevented from opening too far -by means of aspring-arm 156, the latter also cooperating with the cam 154 to holdsaid pivoted bill fixed during a portion of the revolu- The spring-arm156 is tion of the knotter.

secured to the horizont-al member of the L- shaped arm 149, and to thelatter a post 157 tion with the cam 154 to retain the knotter de' vicesin a proper position and at a proper elevation when and immediatelyafter the knotter begins to turn. A pinion 160 is secured to the lowerend of the shank 152 and made with a blank portion 161. The pinion 160receives motion from a series of gear-teeth on a peripheral flange 162on a disk 163, the latter being mounted to rotate with the telescopicshaft 125 and provided with the ejector-arm 126. In order to retain theknotter normally at its position of rest with the blank portion of thepinion coincident with the peripheral flange 162 ofdisk 163 and toinsure the stopping of the knotter in such position, t-he extended hubof said pinion is made with a iiat face 164, against which a flat spring165 bears. The arm 150 is provided with a boss 166 for the accommodationof the vertical shaft 167 of the cord-holder. A disk 168 is secured tothe upper end of the shaft 167 and provided with a depending flange 169,having a series of notches 170 for the reception of the cord, and withsaid flanged disk a spring arm or plate 171 cooperates to hold the endof the cord, the latter being disposed between said spring arm or plateand the peripheral flange of the disk. For the purpose of adjusting thespring arm or plate 171 a set-screw 172 is passed through it and adaptedto engage the boss 166. A bar 173 is secured to the top of the disk 168and provided at its ends with depending arms 174, which serve to forcethe cord against a knife 175, supported by the L-shaped arm, whereby tocut the cord after it shall have been tied around a bundle of stalks.

In order to properly insure the entrance of the cord into the notches ofthe cord-holder, a wire guide 176 is provided. The shaft of thecord-holder is provided at its lower end with a pinion 177, adapted toreceive motion at the proper time from teeth projecting inwardly from anannular shoulder or flange 178 in the disk 163, said shoulder or flangeand the teeth thereon being in a lower plane than the flange 162 of saiddisk and the teeth thereon and at aflifferent point in the circumferenceof the disk, so that during the rotation of said disk 163 the knetterand cordholder will be operated successively, the knotter beingpermitted to complete its operation before the cord-holder commences toturn. The number of teeth on the annular shoulder or flange 178 is suchas to turn the cordholder a half-revolution at each revolution of thedisk 163, and in order to prevent the cord-holder from making more thana halfrevolution at a time and to'prevent retro- IOO IIO

643,227 l ts grade movement thereof a spring 179 is adapted to bearagainst flat faces 180 at diametrically opposite sides of a block 181,secured to the shaft 167.

Arms 182 project from the frame A at the rear end of the platform orbinder-floor 22. Between said arms a roller 183 is mounted and adaptedto receive and support in alinement with saidplatform or iioor theplatform 183L of a shock-carrier 184, the upright portion of which mayconsist of a series of parallel bent rods 185, secured together andspaced apart by standards 186, and the whole braced by truss-rods 187.The base-frame A is provided with a rearward extension 188 and partiallyaround this extension a curvedtrack' or rail 189 is disposed, the outerportion of said track or rail alongside the extension 188 being bentdownwardly to form a camsurface 190. A base-plate 191 for a turntable192 is secured within the extension 188,

` said base-plate and tu rn-table being provided centrally with holesfor the reception of the pintlgof caster-wheel 3. Arms 194 are securedto the extension 188, and these arms serve as bearings for the shafts orpintles of guide-rollers 195. Each arm 194 is provided with two rollers,one above the other and adapted to receive the periphery of theturn-table between them, the lower rollers serving to assist insupporting the weight of the turn-table, dac., the upper rollers servingto prevent any upward displacement of the turn-table and all of saidrollers serving to insure the free movement of the turn-table. Acrank-shaft 195a is secured to the platform of the shock-carrier atornear the outerend thereof. The crank-arm of said shaft extends overand is mounted in j ournal-boxes 196 on the turntable. An arm 197 isalso secured to and projects laterally beyond the platform of theshock-carrier, and

- on this arm a wheel 198 is mounted and adapted to travel on the trackor rail 189. The turntable 192 is provided on its under face withgear-teeth 193, with which a pinion 199, secured to a shaft 200, isadapted to mesh. The shaft 200 is provided at its forward end with apinion 201, normally disposed between two beveled gears 202 203. Thesegears are secured to a sleeve 204, mounted to slide on but rotate withthe shaft 55. A sliding bar 205 is mounted on the framework at theforward end of the rearward extension thereof, and with this bar one endof a lever 206 has a movable pivotal connection. The lever 206 ispivotally attached at a point between its ends to a fixed arm 207, andthe forward end of said lever is bifurcated and attached to the sleeve204. An operating-lever 208 is pivotally connected to a segment 209,secured to the framework, and the lower end of said lever is pivotallyconnected to the sliding bar 205, the lever being also provided with alatch to engage said segment. By means of the operating-lever 208 thesleeve 204 can be moved on its shaft, whereby to throw one or the otherof the gears 202 203 into mesh with the pinion 201. The principal use,however, of this lever is to throw the gear 202 into mesh with thepinion 201 when the shock-carrier is in its normal position and filledready to be discharged, whereby to cause the turn-table to revolve,carry the shock to one side of the machine, and so discharge the shockas to leave it standing on the ground, and also to throw the gear 203into mesh with the pinion 201 to effect the return of the shock-carrierto its normal position to receive a new load from the binder, means (tobe presently described) being provided for automatically stopping theturn-table and shock-carrier at both ends of their movements.

An arm 210 is pivotally attached to one side of the rearward extension188 of the framework and projects upwardly therefrom, being provided atits upper end with a pin 211 to enter a notch 212 in a latch-lever 213.The latch-lever is pivoted at its forward end to arm 214, secured to theframework, and the rear end of said latch-lever is beveled. Arod orpitman 215 is pivoted at one end to the pivoted arm 210 andat the otherend to o ne arm of a bellcrank lever 216, pivoted at the juncture of itstwo arms to the framework. The other arm of the bell-crank lever has amovable pivotal connection with the sliding bar 205. A guide 217 isprovided for the inner end of the sliding bar, and the latter is adaptedto be made toV project beyond said guide, in which position it islocked, under certain conditions, by means of a spring-latch 218,attached to the framework and having a pin 219 to enter a hole 220 inthe sliding bar 205. From the construction and arrangement of parts itwill be seen that when the turn-table shall have revolved to a positionto discharge the corn from the shock-carrier the crank-shaft 195 willfirst engage the beveled end of the latch-lever 213 and disengage itfrom the pivoted arm 210 and then press against said arm and move it,thereby transmitting motion to the bell-crank lever 216, the sliding bar205, the lever 206, and finally to the sleeve 204, whereby to move thelatter and throw the gear 202 out of mesh with the pinion 201 and stopany further movement of the turn-table. The shock having been dischargedonto the ground, the operator will manipulate the lever 208 to throw thegear 203 into mesh with the pinion 201 and. cause the shaft 200 torotate in the reverse direction and the turn-table to be rotated toreturn the shock-carrier to its normal position. When the lever 208 wasoperated, as just described, it caused the sliding bar 205 to moveendwise and project beyond the guide 217, where it will be locked by thelatch 219 in the path of movement of the platform of the shock-carrier.When the shock-carrier returns to its normal position, one edge of itsplatform will first engage the latch 219 and release the sliding bar 205and then press against the sliding bar and move it longitudinally,resulting in throwing the gear 203 ICO IIO

out of mesh with the pinion 201 and stopping transmission of power tothe turn-table and shock-carrier connected therewith.

The tongue and whiftletrees for the draftanimals are attached to thebase-frame A at 221.

The apparatus operates as follows: As the machine moves forward thestalks of corn will be met bythe guard-fingers and by them be properlyguided to the feeders 42 and to the cutter 80 below the mouths of saidfeeders. After having been cut the cornstalks will be elevated onebehind another through the feeders by the feeder-chains 45, by which thestalks will be deposited on the binder-table or platform 22. As thestalks enter the binder they will be moved onward therein by the upperand lower packers 92 93 and packed against the ejector-arms 126 128 andtriparms 136. When sufficient stalks shall have been packed in thebinder to form a bundle, the pressure exerted by the accumulated stalkswill cause the trip-arms to yield and thus turn the shaft 109. This willresult in moving the trip-lever 120 out of the path of the toe 119 ofthe dog 117 and cause the crossbar 114 to engage said dog and lock thepinion 116 to the shaft 105. Motion will now be transmitted by thepinion 116 to the pinion 122 and the shaft 123 caused to revolve,setting in motion the sprocket-wheel 129. 'Ihe needle shaft beingconnected with the sprocket-wheel 129, as above explained, motion willnow be transmitted to the needle to manipulate the binding-cord and tocause it to be properly wound around the bundle and tied, cooperating,in a manner which will be understood without a minute description atthis time, with the cord knetter and holder, said last-mentioned devicesbeing also operated by the rotation of the shaft 125, to which thesprocket-wheel129 is secured. The bundle having been bound and tied, theejector arms during such operations Will have reached a position toeject the bundle, and the shaft 109, to which the trip-arms are secured,being connected with the cam of sprocket-wheel 129 through the medium ofthe yieldable pitman 134 and the Y-shaped lever 132 said trip-arms willbe positively moved, so as to permit the bundle to be freely ejectedfrom the binder into the shock-carrier. When the shaft of the trip-armsis thus moved, the trip-lever will be moved in the path of the toe ordog 117 to release the pinion 116 from shaft 105, and thus stop thebinding devices, and at the same time moving the trip-arms 136 back totheir position across the outlet of the binder.

Bundles of corn will be discharged in the manner above described fromthe binder to the shock-carrier, and when the -latter becomessufficiently filled to form a shock the driver will operate the lever208 to cause the turn-table to revolve and move the shock-carrier andcause the shock to be discharged in a standing position on the ground.The

shock-carrier will be automatically stopped when it reaches itsdischarging position in the manner above described, and after the shockshall have been discharged the driver will again operate the lever 209to cause the shockcarrier to move back to its normal position, when itsengagement with the latch and sliding bar 205 will cause theoperating-gearing of the turn-table to be again thrown out of gear, allas hereinbefore minutely described.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction ofmy invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope, and hence I do not Wish to limit myself'to the precise detailsherein set forth.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Inacorn-harvester,the combination with a rigid framework, of avertically-movable frame, means on the rigid framework for raising andlowering said vertically-movable frame, knotter and binding devicescarried by the vertically-movable frame, a telescopic shaft mounted onthe rigid frame and connected with the knotter devices on the movableframe, and ejector-arms secured to the lower part of said telescopicshaft and adapted to press against the butt-ends of thecornstalks whenejecting a bundle.

2. In a, harvester, the combination with a base-frame, of a shaftmounted therein at one side, a traction-wheel mounted on said shaft,pinions secured to the respective ends of said shaft, yokes securedtothe frame and having rack-teeth to receive said pinions, a levermounted loosely on said shaft, atoothed wheel secured to the shaft, alocking-bar carried by said lever and engaging the toothed wheel, avertically-movable dog disposed in one of said yokes so as to be guidedthereby, said dog adapted to engage the pinion in said yoke, a rodprojecting from said dog and passing through the top of the yoke, and agrainwheel mounted at the other side from the frame.

3. In a harvester, the combination with a base-frame and feederssupported over the base-frame, of vertically-adjustable guardfingersattached to the base-frame, guides attached to two of the feeders,grain-boards movably supported at their upper ends by said guides, andball-and-socket connections between the lower ends of said grain-boardsand the free ends of the guard-fingers, substantially as set forth.

4. In a harvester, the combination with a frame and a series of feedersabove the same, of a rotary toothed cutter below the mouth of thefeeders, a blade extending over said cutter, said blade beveled at itsforward end and provided with a knife-edge adapted to coperate with saidrotary cutter, the forward extremity of the blade being provided with afinger projecting downwardly below the rotary toothed cutter,substantially as set forth.

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5. In a harvester, the combination with a vertically-movablebinder-frame, of an upper crank-shaft mounted in the movablebinderframe, packers connected with said crankshaft, alower crank-shaftbelow the movable binder-frame, packers connected with said lowercrank-shaft, telescopic connections between the upper and lower crankshafts, gearing between the upper crank-shaft and the binder appliances,trip devices for said gearing and including trip-arms, and connectionsbetween said trip devices and bindergearing, substantially as set forth.

6. In a harvester, the combination with a crank-shaft, packers connectedthereto and a loose pinion on said crank-shaft, trip devices connectedwith said crank-shaft and loose pinion, a trip-lever, a shaft connectedwith said trip-lever and carrying trip-arms, tying mechanism, a wheelsecured to the shaft of said tying mechanism, gearing between said wheeland the said loose pinion, a needle, a shaft secured thereto, a slottedarm secured to the needle-shaft and aslotted pitman connected with saidslotted arm and the wheel on the shaft of the tying mechanism,substantially as set forth.'

7. In a harvester, the combination with a base-frame, an upright frameand a binderframe vertically movable on the upright frame, of atelescopic shaft mounted on the base-frame and the movable binder-frame,and ejector-arm s carried by the respective sections of said telescopicshaft, substantially as set forth. Y

8. The combination with a binder-frame and a shaft, of an L-shaped armsecured to the binder-frame and having a boss at the free end of itshorizontal, arm loosely mounted on said shaft, arms diverging from saidboss, a knotter mounted in one diverging arm, a cordholder mounted inthe other diverging arm, a disk mounted on the shaft to rotatetherewith, two sets of gear-teeth on said disk whereby to transmitmotion to the knotter and cordholder respectively and a knife on theportion of the L-shaped arm disposed between the diverging arms,substantially as set forth.

9. The combination with a shaft and a notched disk secured thereto, of ablade and an arm disposed in proximity to the periphery of said disk andbetween the same and said blade, de pending arms carried bysaid disk andadapted to travel between said arm and blade, substantially as setforth.

10. The combination in a harvester, of a needle, a cord-holder having apart adapted to rotate in a plane parallel to the plane of the needle,guides for the cord attached to a fixed part of the cord-holder, saidguides consisting of a wire bent to form hooks terminating under therotary part of the holder.

1l. In a harvester; the combination with the binder-table, of a swingingshock-carrier adapted to abut against said table, a nd a roller adjacentto said table to receive the platform of the shock-carrier,substantially as set forth.

l2. The combination with a framework, of a shock-carrier, a turn-table,a crank-shaft secured to the shock-carrier and mounted on theturn-table, and means for permitting the shaft to turn and discharge theshock from the carrier, substantially as set forth.

13. In a harvester, the combination with framework, of a trackwaysecured thereto and having a cam portion, a shock-carrier, a turntable,a crank-shaft secured to the shock-carrier and mounted on theturn-table, and a wheel carried by the shock-carrier and adapted to runon said trackway, substantially as set forth.

14. The combination with a framework, of a shock-carrier, a turn-table,a shaft connecting said shock-carrier and turn-table, a series of armssecured to the framework, two rollers carried by each arm and adapted toreceive the periphery of the turn-table between them and means forrotating' said turn-table, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination with a framework, of a shock-carrier, a turn-table,a shaft secured to the shock-carrier and mounted on the turntable,gearing for transmitting motion to said turn-table and means forshifting said gearing to control the direction of rotation of theturn-table, substantially as set forth.

1G. The combination with framework, of a turn-table, a crank-shaft mounted on the turntable and projecting laterally therefrom, ashock-carrier attached to the projecting` end of said crank-shaft,gear-teeth on said turntable, a shaft carrying a pinion at one end IOOmeshing with said gear-teeth, a pinion, at the other end of said shaft,a driving-shaft, a 'sleeve mounted to slide on but rotate with saiddriving-shaft, gears on said sleeve at each side of said last-mentionedpinion, and means for shifting said sleeve whereby to cause motion to betransmitted in one directionA or the other to the turn-table,substantially as set forth.

17. The combination with framework, of a turn-table mounted thereon, ashock-carrier disposed at one side of said turn-table and connectedtherewith so as to be swung thereby, gearing for driving saidturn-table, and devices operating to automatically throw said gearingout of mesh when the carrier reaches the ends of its movements,substantially as set forth.

18. The combination with framework, of a turn-table mounted thereon, ashock-carrier disposed at one side of said turn-table and connectedtherewith so as to be swung thereby, gearing for driving the turn-table,a pivoted arm to be engaged by a part movable with the turn-table, andconnections between said arm and the gearing whereby to throw thegearing out of gear when said pivoted arm is moved in one direction,substantially as set forth.

19, The combination with framework, of a turn-table mounted thereon, ashock-carrier connected with said turn-table at one side IIO thereof,gearing for rotating the turn-table to swing the shock-carrier, meansfor tilting the shock-carrier to discharge the shock and a caster-wheelin the framework under the turntable, substantially as set forth.

20. The combination with framework, of a turn-table, a shock-carrierconnected with the turn-table, gearing for rotating the tu r11-table, apivoted arm, a latch for said arm, a pitman connected with said pivotedarm, a bell-crank lever connected to said pitman and connections betweensaid bell-crank lever and the gearing whereby to throw the latter out ofgear when the shock carrier engages and moves the latch and pivoted arm,substantially as set forth.

2l. The combination with framework, of a turn-table, a shock-carrierconnected to said turn-table, gearing for driving the turn-table,

a sliding bar adapted to be struck and moved by the shock-carrier whenthe latter returns to its normal position, and connections between saidsliding bar and the gearing whereby to throw the latter out of gear whenthe shock-carrier reaches its normal position,sub stantially as setforth.

22. The combination with framework, of a turn-table Lmounted thereon, ashock-carrier connected to said turn-table, gearing for driving saidturn-table, a sliding bar adapted to be engaged and moved by theshock-carrier when it moves to its normal position, a latch for engagingsaid sliding bar and adapted to be released by the shock-carrier when itmoves to its normal position7 and a connection between said sliding barand gearing whereby to .throw the latter out of gear when said slidingbar is moved, substantially as set forth.

23. The combination with framework, of a turntable, a shock-carrierconnected to said turn-table, gearing for driving the turn-table,asliding bar, a connection between said sliding bar and gearing wherebyto throw the latter out of gear when the bar is moved, and means forcausing the shock-carrier to move said sliding bar at the respectiveends of the movements of said shock-carrier, substantially as set forth.

24. The combination with framework, ot' a tu rn-table, a shock-carrierconnected thereto, gear-teeth on the turn-table, a shaft having a pinionon each end, one of said pinions meshing with the gear-teeth on theturn-table, two gears between which the other pinion is disposed, asleeve to which said gears are secured, a driving-shaft on which saidsleeve is vmounted to slide and with which it rotates, a

sliding bar, a pivoted lever connected with said sleeve and sliding bar,and means for sliding the bar to shift said sleeve and the gearsthereon, substantially as set forth.

25. The combination with framework, of a turn-table mounted thereon,shock-carrier connected to said turnLtable, gearing for driving saidturn-table, a sliding bar adapted to be actuated by the shock-carrier, aconnection between said sliding bar and gearing whereby the latter isthrown out of gear when the bar is slid by the shock-carrier, and anoperating-lever connected to said sliding bar whereby to shift thegearing and change the rotation of the turn-table, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES JOSEPH KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM KENNEDY, R. T. MAYNARD.

